Japan February unemployment rate is 2.9% (expected 3.0%)

Japan Jobless (Unemployment) rate for February 2.9%

• expected 3.0%, prior 2.9%

Job to applicant ratio 1.09

• expected 1.09, prior 1.10

USD/JPY is dribbling along sideways at its recent highs circa 109.86.

Still to come from Japan, due at 2350GMT:

Retail sales for February

• expected 0.8% m/m, prior -0.5%

• expected -2.8% y/y, prior -2.4%